1) A communist government is a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy. It is powered by a single, authoritarian party who deems that all goods are equally shared by the people. In this system, the central authority dictates the incomes and quantity of production which is then distributed equally to everyone in the given society, ensuring that everyone remains in the same social and financial class. For this to occur, the government ultimately owns all business meaning that no one is able to run their own business or produce their own goods in order to earn money. This system of government, however, proves to have its negatives. In a communist society where the same amounts of funds are …show more content…
To an extent this was because America was against Russia, and Russian leader-Joseph Stalin was strongly enforcing communism. At the time, the united states were also economically successful due to capitalism so if communism was implemented in their country, money would have to be equally distributed. America believed in the domino theory which stated that if a nation fell to communism, other nations would follow, so the US fought hard to prevent other countries becoming communists as this could cause them to fall to the domino theory and leave the US economically …show more content…
They were Vietnamese supporters of the communist National Liberation Front during the Vietnam War. They fought against the South Vietnam Government as well as the armed United States forces between 1959 and 1975, emerging on the winning side.
10) Chi Minh was the prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of North Vietnam. He was the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, acting as a vital figure in the fight for communism. .Ho’s significance in Vietnam’s history is great as he led the Viet Minh independence movement and was a key figure in establishing the Communist-ruled North Vietnam. His leadership is notorious throughout the world for being one of Communist’s strongest leaders due to his organisation and credit for the communist revolution in Vietnam.
11) Australia entered Vietnam War out of fear that communism would spread. They were threatened by the domino theory in that if Vietnam became communists, Australia would also fall vulnerable to the communist system. Australia’s relationship with the United States also meant that they were pressured to become involved in order to help out the US and other attacking countries. Australia’s involvement was recognised having 50000 troops serve between 1962 and